Car Play, text notifications with ID5

skyjumper · 10-09-2019, 12:19 PM

I have a 2017 440i with the NBT EVO ID5 (I think) and after just a month or so I'm still learning to use it. One thing I like quite a bit is the inductive charging in the center console for my iPhone 8. I like both the charging and the fact that the phone is now not flying all around the car.

When I put the phone in the console, it's of course unavailable. From a phone call standpoint, that's okay, the BT and hands free works nicely. But who ever talks on a phone? From a text and nav standpoint, it's not so great.

Regarding texting, no I don't typically text while I drive, but I still want to know that I got a text and who it was from. I may want to pull over and read it. When the phone is connected to BT, it seems that the NBT suppresses text notifications completely. Is there a way to fix that?

As for nav, I think the nav with RTTI is great but Waze is probably better. Driving to Boston, traffic routing is essential. That has me thinking about carplay, which I can get from BMW for $300, but I really like the nav in the HUD so I'm on the fence. The nav with RTTI is probably good enough.

Any suggestions or thoughts? Thanks...

skyjumper · 10-09-2019, 02:39 PM

After much googling and playing in the car, I was able to get the car to receive the text message. As long as I go looking for it I can find it, and select it, and read it and get the car to read it to me. Of course by the time I did all that it would have been easier and safer to read it using the phone.

One bit of frustration is that when I send myself a text message it won't come to the car, but I was able to send myself a text by email and that came to the car, but still no alert of any type.

There must be a way to make it at least alert me that a text has arrived...

simonelwell · 10-10-2019, 01:19 PM

Haven't found a way to generate a notification - but in car play press and hold the siri button on the steering wheel and when siri responds say "messages"
you'll get
"you have no new messages"
or
"you have 2 new messages" etc.

siri can read them to you. It will also play whatsapp messages the same way - say "whatsapp"

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skyjumper Private 13 Rep 51 Posts Drives: BMW 440i xDrive Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Rhode Island iTrader: (0)	Car Play, text notifications with ID5 I have a 2017 440i with the NBT EVO ID5 (I think) and after just a month or so I'm still learning to use it. One thing I like quite a bit is the inductive charging in the center console for my iPhone 8. I like both the charging and the fact that the phone is now not flying all around the car. When I put the phone in the console, it's of course unavailable. From a phone call standpoint, that's okay, the BT and hands free works nicely. But who ever talks on a phone? From a text and nav standpoint, it's not so great. Regarding texting, no I don't typically text while I drive, but I still want to know that I got a text and who it was from. I may want to pull over and read it. When the phone is connected to BT, it seems that the NBT suppresses text notifications completely. Is there a way to fix that? As for nav, I think the nav with RTTI is great but Waze is probably better. Driving to Boston, traffic routing is essential. That has me thinking about carplay, which I can get from BMW for $300, but I really like the nav in the HUD so I'm on the fence. The nav with RTTI is probably good enough. Any suggestions or thoughts? Thanks... Last edited by skyjumper; 10-09-2019 at 12:26 PM..
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skyjumper Private 13 Rep 51 Posts Drives: BMW 440i xDrive Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Rhode Island iTrader: (0)	After much googling and playing in the car, I was able to get the car to receive the text message. As long as I go looking for it I can find it, and select it, and read it and get the car to read it to me. Of course by the time I did all that it would have been easier and safer to read it using the phone. One bit of frustration is that when I send myself a text message it won't come to the car, but I was able to send myself a text by email and that came to the car, but still no alert of any type. There must be a way to make it at least alert me that a text has arrived...
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simonelwell Private First Class 56 Rep 103 Posts Drives: X5 (G05) 30d M Sport Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Essex, England iTrader: (0)	text in car Haven't found a way to generate a notification - but in car play press and hold the siri button on the steering wheel and when siri responds say "messages" you'll get "you have no new messages" or "you have 2 new messages" etc. siri can read them to you. It will also play whatsapp messages the same way - say "whatsapp"
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